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Viking jewelry finds highlight grave excavations
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/02/04 - 04:48.
801 CE to 900 CE | Aftenposten | Jewelry/Lapidary | Scandanavian
Archaeologists working on the excavations of burial sites near Frøyland in Rogaland County, Norway were excited to find many artifacts including glass beads, scissors and household utensils.
Experts believe that the graves belonged to a wealthy family which was able to bury costly items with their dead. "The size, quality and design of the jewellery is highly unusual," said archaeologist Olle Hemdorff about a woman's grave. "She took with her many things." |
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